Regarding the fact that my best friend is a magical girl

"leaf!"

Seruno shouted like this.

I reminded him, "Serno, he can't hear clearly when he's in accelerated mode."

"Oh……"

With the acceleration deactivated, the atmosphere became even more tense.

I put Seruno back on the ground and reassured her, "Don't worry too much. At least Zara's magic is very suitable for escaping in this situation."

The UI-31's armor is not only sturdy, but also heat resistant; even Miss Melissa's fire magic couldn't harm him.

So I'm not worried about him at all, but it's different with Seruno.

"Ye Zi doesn't know magic, how is he going to escape..."

"There are also fourteen magical maids in the mansion; they won't let Bai Ziye go..."

"Ow!"

An untimely wolf howl rang out, and the mechanical werewolf burst out of the burning ruins amidst a shower of sparks. He was still carrying Yin Wei in his arms. Although he was a bit disheveled, he was not seriously injured. It was likely that the UI-31 rushed downstairs to rescue people the moment the accident occurred.

It's quite reliable.

"..."

Unfortunately, he looked up and we made eye contact.

"Huh? So the werewolf really is on the island, and he even tried to kidnap Miss Yin Wei!"

Seruno, standing to the side, raised her wand, ready to fight.

But the next second, a familiar crossbow bolt shot out from the shadows.

However, the trajectory of the arrow... was that of the ui-31.

He was fast enough to dodge the arrows, but he was carrying Yin Wei, so he chose to rely on his armor to withstand the attack.

That wolf-like armor's defensive capabilities were even superior to Seruno's bubble armor. Even my flying kick at fifteen times the speed couldn't do much damage to him, so how could an ordinary crossbow bolt possibly harm him...

puff.

The black arrowhead easily pierced the werewolf's abdominal armor, penetrating so deeply that it looked as if it had pierced the flesh.

It couldn't break through Seruno's protective shield, but it could easily penetrate the werewolf's armor. It was obviously some kind of special arrow. Since it was carrying such a thing, it meant that the assassin's target... at least the main target was the ui-31.

Are they the anti-revolutionary forces?

"This is...internal strife?"

Seruno was unaware of the situation with UI-31, but Sirius warned from the sky: "Seruno-chan~ protect him with your bubble first. He has too many secrets. We can't let him be eliminated by the enemy here!"

"Huh? Protecting a weirdo?"

There was no follow-up attack as expected; they would fire a shot and then move to a different location each time. The assassins' counter-surveillance awareness was ridiculously high.

ui-31 gritted his teeth and pulled out the barbed crossbow bolt. Blood and muscle tissue were on the bolt, making it look like it was in excruciating pain, but the werewolf didn't utter a sound.

That's really tough.

Serno's protective membrane surfaced on its armor, but it had little effect on stopping the bleeding. Blood was still seeping from the broken armor. I took out a piece of shirt and threw it to him. He hesitated for a moment, then removed the armor around his waist and began to bandage himself.

Those dark, well-defined six-pack abs are... quite enviable.

"I wonder how Yezi is doing... What about the other maids?"

Looking at the still-burning ruins of the mansion, Seruno murmured to herself, then put on a new protective layer.

"Wait, what do you want to do?"

I reached out to stop her, and she replied, "I'll go in and find Yezi... This is a heat-insulating protective film, so I won't be hurt even if I go into the fire."

"But if we do that, the body heat won't dissipate, right?"

"This is something we can tolerate..."

"Then let me go. I'm faster than you, so even if it collapses, it won't crush me."

Without even considering that "Bai Ziye" was still in the mansion, they would already be very familiar with each other by now.

“…Then I’ll leave it to Miss Miluno.”

She obediently put a heat-insulating film on me, and for a moment, I could no longer feel the scorching heat of the fire.

I accelerated time and rushed into the fire through the gap I had made in ui-31, but I wasn't looking for a non-existent "me". Instead, I planned to exit from the other side of the mansion and then turn back into Shiroko to put Seruno's mind at ease.

But to my surprise, the entire mansion did not burn completely, and the maids, led by Melissa, were actually... taking fire prevention measures?

Flames were burning outside, so Miss Sirius couldn't figure out what was going on, but the maids did manage to save Sirius's study on the second floor of the east side.

An invisible firewall created by some kind of magic kept the flames out, but the oxygen in the room was still decreasing. Even in this critical situation, the maids continued to move documents and materials from the study. When some documents suddenly caught fire, a maid would use magic to extinguish them.

These seem to be very important things.

Perhaps I should bring Seruno in too; her magic can keep these documents safe.

I rushed into the study to decelerate.

"The situation is critical, what are you still doing?"

Melissa glanced up at me, wiped her sweat, and continued working on the documents.

She said, "It's dangerous here, Miss Miluno. Windsor's magic won't last long. Please leave here first."

"Of course I can tell whether it's dangerous or not. Aren't you in danger too?"

“These documents are very important to the young lady.”

“To her, you are more important than these documents.”

The fire was still burning. Although the study had a magical firewall, once the wooden structure underneath was completely destroyed, it was only a matter of time before the east side of the study collapsed.

"We'll be fine. We just want to protect what's important to the young lady."

They are truly loyal; they really are...

“Then I’ll help too. Besides, there’s communication interference, so we need to let Sirius know what’s going on here.”

Sirius hovered above the mansion, but couldn't find a way to get in.

Melissa shook her head and declined my offer.

“Miss Milno, you are not fourteen ordinary maids in front of us. We all possess magical powers. Although we do not directly fight monsters, we do not neglect our training. If we cannot even escape from a fire like this, it would be a disgrace to the name of magical girls.”

Twelve years ago, these would have been two magical girl squads.

Since she had put it that way, I could only sigh and say, "I understand. I will pass on your situation to Sirius."

"Yes, please rest assured, Miss."

How can I feel at ease if I can't see the person?

Chapter Forty-Five: Doubt

(Sun Yao)

Miss Miluno slipped into the burning mansion.

This assassin's target wasn't just me, but also this eccentric werewolf monster, which makes one curious about his identity.

He had just removed the armor from his waist and abdomen, revealing an abdomen that was no different from a human's, and even somewhat resembled a leaf...

No, wait.

A bold guess came to mind.

From Changkong City to Hawaii, it was true that wherever Ye Zi went, he would appear there too, and the two of them had never appeared at the same time...

Could it be that the true identity of UI-31 is Ye Zi?

I looked suspiciously at UI-31, who was clutching his abdominal wound. He seemed uncomfortable under my gaze, turning his head away and looking completely furtive, which only confirmed my suspicions...

But instead of directly calling him out, I asked, "Mr. Werewolf, you can understand me, right? Why are you being targeted by 'the other side'?"

“…Ouch.”

Can't you speak?

Or are you afraid your voice will reveal your identity?

"This guy is a traitor on the 'other side'."

Miss Sirius was shaking her leg with her arms crossed.

Even the usually confident girl became restless. Just as I was worried about Yezi, she was also worried about her maid. Even she didn't expect that her house would be robbed after she went out in the middle of the night. Even though she knew that magical girls wouldn't get into trouble so easily, she still felt uneasy when she didn't see her.

“What does ‘traitor’ mean?” I asked.

"I can tell you, but don't tell Spica first."

"Hmm? Should we keep this a secret from Miss Spica?"

"That's right, I plan to hide him away for now. Although he doesn't know anything about me, there's still a lot we can uncover about him... Seruno-chan, can you promise me that?"

"Ah... um... I won't tell Miss Spica."

Is this leaf-like werewolf a traitor from "the other side"?

I didn't quite understand.

"He's the kind of monster soldier who was modified from a human, but the brainwashing wasn't thorough enough, so he was thrown over here while still retaining his human memories. After arriving, he defected, so 'the other side' sent people over to deal with this defective product... Of course, it's also possible that they came to deal with you and take care of him as well. I'm not too sure right now."

Is Yoko's dislike of magical girls due to her own eccentricity?

With this explanation, it also makes sense that he was able to remove Miss Miluno's swimsuit.

But if Ye Zi is a werewolf, then the timing doesn't seem to make sense...

UI-31 only appeared for the first time at Lake Nagatsuki, but Yoko has been with me for more than ten years. Could it be that he was just pretending all along, and only started acting as a werewolf after I became a magical girl?

Let's assume the reasoning fails.

hum-

The familiar sound effects appeared, and a white wormhole ring appeared in the sky above the rainforest.